Pan-American mediation collapses as US eyes Carranza reply
Diplomatic mediation by six South and Central American states falters as the United States awaits General Carranza's reply to Secretary Lansing. Congress and the War Department accelerate war plans with National Guard mobilization, troop trains, and censorship measures while officials estimate 10,000 to 50,000 more troops could reach the border in weeks.
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State Department
Carranza
United States
Lansing
Carrizal
Mexico City
Rodgers
Congress
War Department
Quartermaster General
House
National Guard
War Office
Senate
Wilson
White House
New York
America
Censorship on News of Troop Movements
News on troop movements limited to official sources. Pennsylvania railroad officials said state militia officers ordered no information on guardsmen plans. State militia HQ announced news would be issued only twice daily at 11 30 a m and 3 30 p m by an assigned officer.
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New York
General Managers
Pennsylvania Railroad
Carrizal Treachery Proved in Desert Find
In San Antonio on June 26 the newspaper confirms treachery by Mexican soldiers under Gomez after they fired on American troops at Carrizal. Captain Boyd, who trusted the Mexicans, is found dead in the desert by Major Jenkins and Eleventh Cavalry searchers for the dead and survivors.
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San Antonio
Tex
Gomez
Carrizal
Captain Boyd
Boyd
Jenkins
Eleventh Cavalry
Notes Found On Captain Boyd Reveal Carrizal Communications
A notebook in Captain Boyd's pocket contained a carbon copy of his letter to the Mexican jefe at Carrizal and the original of a note from General Gomez signature included. Also found were Boyd's carbon copy to General Pershing about moving toward Villa Ahumada and Major Jenkins' outline of these documents. Pershing called it treachery and Major Jenkins located Captain Morey and four troopers amid a search for stragglers near the Carrizal region.
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Captain Boyd
Carrizal
Gomez
Boyd
Pershing
Villa Ahumada
Major Jenkins
Funston
Lewis
Morey
Jenkins
Santo Doming
Desert rescue tale after Carrizal clash unfolds
Major Jenkins reports Captain Morey and nine others survived the engagement with Mexican forces, while 40 left behind include 22 prisoners in Chihuahua City and 5 unaccounted. One survivor wanders toward the north as 17 men remain missing or dead.
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Chihuahua City
Sabanal
Jenkins
Pershing
Captain Morey
Morey
How Trains Will Make Trip South
New York June 26 routings of the Massachusetts and Vermont commands to the border were published after approval by Cole Bel linger departmental uaiterymaster of the Department of the East and a corps of railroad experts.
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New York
Massachusetts
Vermont
Cole Bellinger
Department of the East
Massachusetts Vermont Connecticut Guards Routed for Mexican Border Duty
Contingents from Massachusetts Vermont and Connecticut drawn for border service routing to El Paso Eagle Pass Nogales Ariz. General Funston at San Antonio requested Vermont troops to Eagle Pass and Connecticut Guard to Nogales. Details list entrain points and rail lines via Albany Cleveland St Louis Kansas City and Fort Worth with Camp Hall Buffalo Chicago and Santa Rosa as transit nodes.
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Massachusetts
el Paso
Vermont
Eagle Pass
Texas
Funston
San Antonio
Connecticut Guard
Nogales
Ariz
Connecticut
South Framingham
Signal Corps
Boston & Albany
Albany
Cleveland
St. Louis
Kansas City
Field Artillery
Santa Rosa
Tex
Toledo
Waynoka
Okla
New York
New Haven
Hartford
New England
Campbell Hall
Chicago
Buffalo
Fort Wayne
Hannibal
Central New England
Earlville
Colchester
Central Vermont
White River Junction
Rotterdam Junction
Mechanicsville
N. Y
Binghamton
Mt Casa
Cavalry
Special Corps
Texans City
Fort Worth
Belvidere
Guard Force Delayed Before Mexican Border Arrival
The Connecticut National Guard, about 2000 troops, ordered to the Mexican border, faced a delay in their start from the state due to unspecified reasons as of June 26.
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Niantic
Conn
Connecticut National Guard
Troops Trains Arrive as Militia Ready to Entrain Tonight
Militia officers said seven hours after being ordered to entrain the first trains appeared at 9 o clock. Each man carried five days of rations and hoped to depart during the night.
Camp Whitney Troop Hospital Shifts 28 Patients
Field Hospital Corps No. 1 under Major Woodward shipped 28 soldiers to Framingham Hospital for treatment. Most patients from the Fifth, Eighth and Ninth regiments and the signal corps, ranging from appendicitis to less serious injuries, were readied to accompany troops toward Mexico.
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Camp Whitney
Field Hospital Corps No. 1
Woodward
Framingham Hospital
Mexico
Eighth
Ninth
Signal Corps
D Company Cadets Arrive for Guard Duty at Camp Whitney
D Company First Corps of Cadets 80 men under Lieutenant George S. Cross arrived at Sherborn camp at 6 pm and were assigned to guard duty. Donald Campbell of Worcester laments a missing $2 bill and other valuables burned in a fire that destroyed clothes suspected of carrying diphtheria germs in his company.
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Camp Whitney
First Corps of Cadets
Sherborn
George S. Cross
Donald Campbell
C Company
Worcester
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Vera Cruz
Sumner
Tampico
Dixie
Ruth Brennan
Somerville
John J. Brennan
E Company
Ninth Regiment
Framingham
Desert
Bay State
Mi Fraor
Cw Ad Today
Hanover and
Portland Sts
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